Issue 34 of the UK's finest (and only..) fake-fur covered rock'n'roll zine Bubblegum Slut is out now and includes a new in-depth interview with Anvil's Robb...
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astraltraveller420
astraltravel...
Aug 3, 2009 5:45 pm
Anyone know how those two shows (kn the last week) went off exactly by any chance?...
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Cameron Tyre
loco66548
Aug 5, 2009 3:11 pm
Hi, My name is Cammy and I have just joined Academy of Anvil. I read about Anvil some time ago now and have been a big fan of their Hard'n'Heavy album for a...
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Eric Gaumann
ericfg47
Aug 5, 2009 11:40 pm
Welcome Cammy! Good to hear there are new fans. :) I think a lot of us will highly recommend 'Forged In Fire' and 'Metal On Metal' as great albums. I...
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Jerry F
slugguit
Aug 5, 2009 11:54 pm
Yup welcome Cammy! I like Forged in Fire, Past and Present, Plenty of Power and This is Thirteen! And they have great songs on all their other albums too!...
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Matt Ingram
devolvedone
Aug 5, 2009 11:57 pm
yeah.. welcome. I think my favourite Anvil album is Absolutely no Alternative. It's a great drum album :)...
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tgalloca
Aug 6, 2009 7:44 am
Hey Cammy You MUST get METAL ON METAL and FORGED IN FIRE. After that....I recommend THIS IS THIRTEEN.....ah hell.....just get the WHOLE catalogue...
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"MÃceál ...
loco66548
Aug 7, 2009 6:44 pm
Big hi to everyone on the Group who took time to welcome me so warmly and make recommendations on which albums to buy. Glad I joined and looking forward to...
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CB
kubrickrules...
Sep 20, 2009 9:47 pm
ANVIL's album "This Is Thirteen" is now out in stores, available in 2 formats: The CD now has an extra track, entitled "Thumb Hang" (made famous from the...
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zodiac_mccurry
Oct 4, 2009 8:39 pm
I just caught the story of ANVIL on vh1 and I wondered what ever happened to them.I remember when they were touring with the Scorpians and Bon Jovi.I always...
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Ben
electricwarr...
Oct 19, 2009 8:40 pm
Hey, just joined up. Been a fan of the group since the late 80's. So I was thinking about who would be good on a bill with Anvil on this current US tour coming...
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slugguit
Oct 19, 2009 8:52 pm
Hi Ben, and welcome to the list! Actually Raven was at Ivan's wedding party (with Robb filling in on drums) and so was my own band, if was fun sharing the same...
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tgalloca
Oct 21, 2009 12:22 am
... It will doubtfully happen on this tour as it is "The Anvil Experience". The movie plays than the band plays....
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JAMES
jmsspradling
Oct 21, 2009 9:26 pm
... WOW ! Raven would be awesome!! are they still together, I saw them open for Metalica in a club in San Diego in like 1984 or 85 I love Raven, Saxon , ACCEPT...
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JAMES
jmsspradling
Oct 21, 2009 9:28 pm
... RAVEN or ACCEPT...
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Raymond Mendoza
rjm65
Oct 22, 2009 4:09 am
... Dude, that ain't right. Winning a lotto implies they didn't work to get to where they are at..... THEY DID! [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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ocesd214
Oct 22, 2009 3:02 pm
... You got that right bro. If any band has ever paid their dues its Anvil....
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Ben
electricwarr...
Oct 22, 2009 5:03 pm
... Nah man, you got me wrong. Of course they paid the dues..I was just pointing out that for most bands, getting a second chance at recognition after years of...
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captain2man
Oct 30, 2009 12:58 am
First off....just want to say that when I started this group....I could never in a zillion years have imagined that 9 years later Anvil would be in the...
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tc
metaldjwill
Oct 30, 2009 3:13 am
As a very old school fan (for obvious reasons) I would have to agree with quite a bit of what you said here. Once the film has eventually run its course and...
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captain2man
Oct 30, 2009 4:26 am
Agree completely with your thoughts here. The post-"detachment" from the movie (as we're calling it) era of Anvil will be interesting to watch. Of course -...
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tgalloca
Oct 30, 2009 4:36 am
Hmmm....I think they are at their peak right now. Hopefully it lasts for awhile longer. I think their popularity will drop down but not as far down as it was....
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Matt Ingram
devolvedone
Oct 30, 2009 12:43 pm
I don't think they've hit the peak yet.. it's still coming.. it's still ramping up. A sequel would be cool.. and you're right.. it wouldn't have quite the same...
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Ben
electricwarr...
Nov 1, 2009 1:34 pm
Since the movie and 're-discovering" of Anvil by me..(I'm a guy in his late 30's who bought Metal On Metal when it came out in the 80's and have checked in on...
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Johnny Mezaraups
jmez957
Nov 11, 2009 7:34 pm
How are the guys from Anvil doing now that the movie has hit the mainstream? Anyone know if they've yet been signed? On what label can you buy their...
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Matt Ingram
devolvedone
Nov 12, 2009 1:26 am
They're doing a lot better in the biz.. they don't have day jobs any more.. They have some label (VH1 Classics I believe) support and proper management (same...
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Johnny Mezaraups
jmez957
Nov 12, 2009 4:05 pm
That is great to hear. I will try and see them if/when I get the opportunity. It is amazing that they stuck to that style despite all the hardships. They...
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Matt Ingram
devolvedone
Nov 12, 2009 4:20 pm
well.. in some ways it's amazing.. I don't really find it that amazing, that they've kept going for 30+ years despite the hardships.. because all along,...
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Johnny Mezaraups
jmez957
Nov 12, 2009 5:17 pm
well said. Art for the love of art is almost a forgotten concept. But even so, they never gave up on trying to "make it" as can be shown in their...
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tgalloca
Nov 15, 2009 8:28 am
Not everything is in print. The first 4 albums are available via a Canadian label...Unidisc....
